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Nov 4, 2020
1 Abraham Ferrera, Jerusalem, Israel
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LOT 325:

Collection of leaves from the estate of the Kabbalist Tzaddik Rabbi Avraham Chai Ztzk'l


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Collection of leaves from the estate of the Kabbalist Tzaddik Rabbi Avraham Chai Ztzk'l


A collection of personal and important paper items from the estate of the Tzaddik Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Chai.


Among them: a rare certificate from the Iraqi railway in which Rabbi Avraham Chai worked between 1942 and 1950 with his personal details, in which he appears under the name 'Said Ibrahim Shaul', and it is stated that he worked in the mechanical department of the railway for those 8 years, and that he performed his work professionally, and now (in 1950) he is leaving Iraq, signed by the chief engineer, and the general manager. an early and rare document with an unknown photograph of Rabbi Avraham Chai from his time in Iraq, leaves in the handwriting of Rabbi Avraham Chai in which he mentioned names for the blessing, a deed of ownership in which Rabbi Avraham Chai bought his apartment in Bnei Brak (March 1964) signed with his signature, and more.


The Tzaddik Kabbalist Rabbi Avraham Chai was born to his father Hacham Shaul and his mother Mrs. Masuda in 1920 in Baghdad, Iraq. In 1951, he immigrated to Eretz Israel, and settled in the immigrant camp in the village of Ono, from where he moved to the Pardes Katz neighborhood in Bnei Brak, and served in Yosef Chaim synagogue. During his years in Bnei Brak, he studied with the  Staypler. He was well versed in the secret of Kabbalah, and the masses of Beit Yisrael from all denominations and circles rushed to his door for advice and blessing. Especially famous for his great humility, and considering every person even the smallest. He used to fast a lot. He headed a beit midrash, which he established in the Pardes Katz neighborhood, and later from his house that became a spiritual beacon for all the residents of the neighborhood. He died on the 29th of Av 2016  in Sheyva Tova and was buried at the Ponivez Chaim House in Bnei Brak. His book: 'MiDor ledor'' - sermons and articles, was published during his lifetime in 2009, and the book 'Adam La'amal Yulad' - Conversations, published by his students after his death in 2017.


10 paper items in total.  general condition good.